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Adam Blumer (Author)
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March 5, 2009
An obsessive woman, a serial killer on the loose, and a sudden winter storm turn a sabbatical in the North Woods into a nightmare that the Thayer family may not escape alive.

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An amateur magician, an unassuming family . . . a fatal illusion Haydon Owens wants to be the next Houdini. He has been practicing his craft and has already made four women disappear. All it took was a bit of rope and his two bare hands. The Thayer family has come to the north woods of Newberry, Michigan, looking for refuge, a peaceful sanctuary from a shattered past. But they are not alone. Little do they know that they are about to become part of Haydon's next act. Time is running out and already the killer has spotted his next victim. Who will escape alive? "Fatal Illusions is an engaging, fast-paced read with a captivating storyline that grabs you from page one and doesn't let go. Highly recommended!"-Mark Mynheir, homicide detective and author of The Night Watchman "An awesome ride!"-Rosey Dow, Christy Award winning author of Reaping the Whirlwind "Adam Blumer tells a fast-paced story that weaves together a serial killer, a physically wounded pastor and his spiritually wounded wife. The twists and turns will keep readers guessing."-Rick Acker, author of Blood Brothers Adam Blumer graduated from Bob Jones University with a degree in a print journalism. Since childhood he has been writing stories and has since been published in a variety of periodicals. He lives in Michigan with his wife and their two daughters.

About the Author

Adam Blumer graduated from Bob Jones University with a degree in a print journalism. Since childhood he has been writing stories and has since been published in a variety of periodicals. He lives in Michigan with his wife and their two daughters.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Kregel Publications (March 5, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0825420989
  • ISBN-13: 978-0825420986
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,407,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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While growing up in a farmhouse, Michigan native Adam Blumer filled notebooks with pirate and fantasy stories and dreamed of being a novelist. Though he finished his first novel in high school, he pursued journalism in college and took every creative writing class he could. He graduated with honors from Bob Jones University with a degree in print journalism. While completing a newspaper internship during the Gulf War, Adam sensed that God had something other than print journalism in mind for his life.

For the next fourteen years, Adam served in editorial capacities at two ministries, Awana Clubs International and Northland Baptist Bible College. In 2006, Adam became a full-time freelance editor and writer. His work has been published in a variety of periodicals. Kregel Publications published Adam's first Christian suspense novel, Fatal Illusions, in March 2009. Adam recently found a publisher for his second novel, The Tenth Plague, which should be out soon.

Adam met his wife, Kim, during a trip to the Holy Land. They have two daughters and live in Michigan's north woods, where Adam is hard at work on his next suspense novel. When he isn't working, Adam enjoys running, reading, watching true-crime TV shows, and hiking in the great outdoors with his family.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book!, January 14, 2012
This review is from: Fatal Illusions: A Novel (Paperback)
I highly recommend this book! The plot is exciting and well developed, the characters are also well-developed and believable, the writing style is good.I'm eager to read this new author's next work.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Someone is watching...waiting, December 12, 2011
This review is from: Fatal Illusions: A Novel (Paperback)
Haydon Owens, a wanna-be-Houdini, had made four young teenage girls, each with blonde hair, blue eyes, and wire-rimmed glasses, disappear. Wanting to change his life around and avoid police capture, he spirits himself off to a small cabin in Newberry, Michigan, where no one knows anything about him. Little did he know that he'd find another blonde, blue-eyed girl with wire-rim glasses that would enrage him.

Pastor Marc Thayer has been shot by a woman, Stacey James, who is obsessed with unrealistic romantic interludes with him, who screams that he tried to rape her. To put the media to rest and salvage the church's ministry over an alleged sex scandal, he, along with his wife, Gillian, and daughter, Crystal, is put on sabbatical up in Newberry, Michigan. Little does the Thayer family know who is out there ... watching them.

Adam Blumer starts his book, Fatal Illusions, with the murder of a young teenage girl, who feels like someone is always watching her, but she can't see anyone is the wings.

He fast forwards us four years into the midst of media frenzy over an alleged rape/possible affair that involves Pastor Marc Thayer and Stacey James. The dialogue between Pastor Marc and his church staff, as well as his wife's questioning conversations are real and relevant for the circumstances. You can feel the anguish of Gillian's mistrust of her husband's possible infidelity. The reality of a mandated sabbatical leaves all three family members in consternation, yet they are forced to move on.

From the moment that the Thayer family strikes out on their way to Newberry, the author ups the ante with fast-paced twists and turns amongst a serial killer, a rejected woman, and an unsuspecting family. Of course, most of the intense activity is set in the evening, which inflates your level of fear, as nighttime always makes the suspense more eerie and frightful, something the author plays on throughout the story line.

Tucked in between the suspense and danger, Adam throws in some romance to lower the intensity of the scenes, while keeping your mind on the killings at the edges of your mind. It's a fine-line approach that intertwines superbly.

The character that I loved the most is Crystal. Her innocence and love of music endears her to my heart. She doesn't like the upheavals in her life, but she doesn't make a scene about it.

The constant prayers of newly-involved retired FBI agent Chuck Riley, as well as the Thayers and their friends, is interspersed throughout the episodes naturally. They are constantly giving thanks and glory to the Lord in every circumstance. Yes, they definitely have doubts and anger, but they encourage one another to trust that the Lord is in control of everything that happens.

This book was provided by the author, Adam Blumer, through Susan Sleeman of The Suspense Zone, in exchange for my honest review. No monetary compensation was exchanged.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sleep-defying reading!, September 8, 2011
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If you're the kind of person who likes to go to sleep on time--don't start this book. Fatal Illusions kept me awake long past bedtime as I followed the Thayer family throughout their unexpected ordeal in Michigan's upper peninsula. But if enjoy a tale that will whisk you away to another place, a place where you'll be holding your breath to see what happens next, then this is the book for you. Two thumbs up!
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Stacey James, Whistler's Point, Eric White, Sheriff Dendridge, Haydon Owens, Marc Thayer, Magician Murderer, Erin Walker, Lake Superior, Betty Jamison, North Woods, Crystal Thayer, Dave Ritchie, Heritage Bible Church, Chuck Riley, Officer Gibbs, Ryan Brodski, The Sound, Liz Simons, Jesus Christ, Officer Stenholm, Gillian Thayer, Virginia Owens, Perhaps Marc, Mitch Reed
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